Technical Support

Technical Support

MCIA are here to support our members with technical advice and guidance.  Some examples of topics we are currently working on are:



  • Selling and use of illegal (non-conforming) exhaust and exhausts systems on the UK market
  • United Kingdom Conformity Assessed (UKCA) and Northern Ireland (UKNI) Conformity Process
  • GB Provisional Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) and Comprehensive WVTA processes and UK/NI WVTA Processes
  • Move from Euro 5 WVTA environmental step to Euro 5+ for existing Types in January 2025
  • Future of electrical vehicles and personal mobility devices, such as e-scooters
  • GB-Type Approval for fully automated electrical vehicles
  • The move from combustion engine vehicles to electrical vehicles from technical and regulatory perspectives
  • Vehicle and system/component anti-tampering regulations and practices
  • Vehicle WVTA documentation (such as approval certificates and Certificates of Conformity (CoCs)) format, errors and omissions
  • Motorcycle PPE and potential enhancements for the improvement of rider safety
  • Future combined CE marking and UKCA marking requirements including certification and Declarations of Conformity (DoCs)
  • New UNECE Regulation 22.06 for helmets and the concurrent evolution of the UK SHARP scheme
 
Members receive timely updates on these isses and one-to-one support, if required, with our technical expert, Mark Fowler